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Punahou lost for the first time this football season, barely, on Saturday night.
The Buff ‘N Blue were up by one point over Centennial (Corona, California) in the final minute, but with seven seconds to go, the Huskies’ Husan Longstreet threw the game-winning TD pass, according to HighSchool.SI.com.
The Huskies, ranked No. 14 nationally by MaxPreps.com, also converted the 2-point conversion for the 7-point final.
To give you an indication of Centennial’s status, the Huskies gave national No. 1 Mater Dei a competitive game in a 28-14 loss Aug. 18.
Punahou (3-1) — second-ranked in Hawaii behind Kahuku — took advantage of five Centennial turnovers to gain that late 1-point lead. The Buff ‘N Blue led 28-14 at one point.
The game was part of an Honor Bowl doubleheader at Cathedral Catholic in San Diego.
Also of note on Saturday night in Hawaii high school football:
>> The Eastside rivalry game went to the Kaiser Cougars, who scored a late touchdown to beat previously undefeated Kalani 16-12 in an OIA Division II game. Sean Connell, a Punahou transfer, scored a 2-yard TD run for the game-winner with 14 seconds left, according to ScoringLive.com.
>> Visiting No. 8 Konawaena overcame five turnovers on offense and had seven sacks on defense to upend Leilehua 28-19 in a matchup of Division I state contenders.
>> Damien of La Verne, California, topped Hawaii’s Damien Monarchs 59-29 at the Farrington High field. Hawaii teams ended up 4-4 against mainland competition, with wins by No. 3 Mililani, No. 5 Saint Louis, No. 7 Kapolei and Aiea, and losses by No. 2 Punahou, No. 4 Campbell, Waialua and Damien.
All of the WEEK 4 scores follow:
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ALSO AT BedrockSportsHawaii.com:
>> Kahuku Is No. 25 In SB Live/Sports Illustrated National Rankings
